The Admirals will be inducting the 6th class of the Admirals Hall of Fame before Friday’s game against Providence. Inductees this year are former Admirals defensemen Marty Wilford and forward Brian Martin.

STANDINGS UPDATEAt 22-24-3-1 (48 points), the Admirals are in 5th place in the East Division and 13th place in the Eastern Conference. Below are the current AHL Eastern Conference standings:

Eight teams in each conference shall qualify for the 2013 Calder Cup Playoffs. Following the conclusion of each team's 76-game regular season, the three division winners in each conference will be seeded first through third (in order of regular-season points) and the next five best teams (in order of regular-season points) will be seeded fourth through eighth.

The Norfolk Admirals announced that forward Brian Martin and defenseman Marty Wilford will be the newest members inducted into the Admirals Hall of Fame. Their inductions will take place in a pre-game ceremony this Friday prior to the Admirals facing off against the Providence Bruins at Norfolk Scope Arena. The ceremony will begin at 7:00 p.m.

From the 1989-90 to 1993-94 seasons, Martin averaged 1.89 points per game, netting 171 goals and 347 points in 184 games with the Admirals. He was part of two ECHL Admirals championship teams.

No player has recorded more assists and no defenseman has recorded more points in AHL Admirals history than Marty Wilford. In 318 games played, Wilford recorded 32 goals, 141 assists and 173 points with Norfolk. He is currently an Admirals assistant coach.

ADMIRALS’ LOG

The Admirals went 3-0-1-0 during their four-game road trip, earning seven of a possible eight points.

Igor Bobkov stopped 65 of 67 shots he faced during the weekend – including a 32-save shutout on Friday at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

Frederik Andersen played his first game since the Olympic Qualifying tournament on Sunday at Bridgeport. He stopped 21 of the 23 shots he faced and picked up the win.

Mat Clark's overtime game-winner on Sunday at Bridgeport was his first goal of the year.

Sami Vatanen is tied for 14th in rookie scoring with 27 points; he is also tied for ninth in scoring from a defensemen. Vatanen carries a four-game assist streak into the weekend series against Providence.

Both Admirals goaltender Frederik Andersen and Providence goaltender Niklas Svedberg are ranked in the top three of save percentage and goals-against average for rookie goaltenders. Svedberg leads all rookie goaltenders and ranks second overall in the AHL with 24 wins.

Bruins captain Trent Whitfield played for the ECHL's Hampton Roads Admirals in 1998-99, posting 13 goals and 25 points in 19 regular season games before netting two goals in four Kelly Cup Playoff games. This season, he has appeared in 26 games with Providence, scoring three goals and seven points.

DUCKS ON A FIVE-GAME WINNING STREAK Owners of a five-game winning streak, the Anaheim Ducks (12-2-1, 25 points) have climbed to second place in the Western Conference. Former Admirals Patrick Maroon scored his first NHL goal in Anaheim’s 3-2 shootout victory over Nashville last Saturday. Peter Holland then netted his second career NHL goal in Anaheim’s 3-2 win over Columbus on Monday night. Kyle Palmieri has four goals and two assists in 15 games for the Ducks. His two game-winning goals rank ninth in the NHL.

VIKTOR FASTH SIGNS EXTENSION WITH ANAHEIMThe Anaheim Ducks announced yesterday that they have signed goaltender Viktor Fasth to a two-year contract extension through the 2014-15 NHL season. Fasth made his North American professional debut with the Admirals last month, going 1-1-1 with with a 1.96 GAA and .914 SV%. Fasth has appeared in nine contests for Anaheim this season, posting a perfect 8-0-0 record (one no decision) with a 1.78 goals-against average (GAA) and a .933 save percentage (SV%). The 6-0, 186-pound netminder is just the third goaltender in NHL history to win his first eight-or-more career decisions (also Ray Emery with Ottawa, an NHL record 9-0-0 from 2003-05; and Bob Froese with Philadelphia, 8-0-0 in Jan. 1983). Co-leading the NHL in wins, Fasth also ranks sixth in GAA and tied for seventh in SV%.

ADMIRALS ANNOUNCE 2013-2014 SEASON TICKET PAYMENT PLANAdmirals season tickets remain one of the best entertainment values in Hampton Roads. 2013-14 season tickets are now available for as little as $50 a month. Effective immediately, you can lock in your 2013-14 season tickets with a $100 deposit per seat. To take advantage of the Admirals Season Ticket Payment Plan, that deposit is due by February 28, 2013. Monthly payments will be spread out from March through August.

TICKETSIndividual tickets are on sale now at the Scope Box Office, all Ticketmaster Outlets, charge-by-phone at 1-800-745-3000 and online at ticketmaster.com. Don’t miss a minute of Admirals action by purchasing your season tickets today. Stop by the Admirals’ Administrative Offices at Scope, call (757) 640-1212 weekdays from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or visit norfolkadmirals.com anytime.

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